Early investors in the four tech industries above likely became millionaires as innovative breakthroughs disrupted their fields… Today, there’s only one breakthrough capable of upending the market… It’s what I call the "God Key" and it’s expected to grow by 35,000% in the coming years.

It shows how much real (inflation-adjusted) wages grew between 1979 and 2016. It’s broken up by income level.

You can see that real wages for the top 20% of Americans are up 27.4% between 1979 and 2016.

Wages for the middle 20% of Americans have grown just 3.4% over the same period.

The bottom 20% of Americans have fared much worse. Their real wages are down 1% since 1979.

This is troubling. Unfortunately, the situation will get worse before it improves.

• That’s because the U.S. middle class is more fragile than ever…

This isn’t my opinion. It’s simply the facts.

You see, about 38 million households in the U.S. now live paycheck to paycheck. They barely make ends meet.

And I’m not just talking about poor American families.

About two-thirds of this group (25 million households) earns a median income of $41,000. That’s well above the national poverty line.

But these families are a medical emergency away from going bankrupt.

In fact, according to a new survey, nearly 60% of Americans have less than $1,000 in savings. As if that weren’t bad enough, 39% of Americans have no any savings at all. That’s up from 34% last year.

This is an incredibly fragile situation. And let’s not forget…

• The U.S. economy is technically recovering right now…

So, you can imagine what will happen when the next financial crisis hits.

Millions of people will have no choice but to cut spending to the bone.

They’ll eat out less. They’ll take fewer trips to the mall. And they’ll stop going on vacation altogether.

This is bad news for department stores, apparel companies, and many restaurants.

But here’s the thing…

People won’t stop buying the things they need.

• Again, that’s why discount stores will continue to thrive…

They can make money in just about any environment. And they’re one of the only retailers worth owning these days.

Unlike department stores and apparel companies, they’ve been in a consistent uptrend.

Dollar Tree’s sales are up 258% since 2010. Dollar General’s sales are up nearly 100% over the same period.

Sales at Sears, one of America’s most iconic department stores, are down 74% over the same period.

So, if you haven’t already, consider buying shares of Dollar General or Dollar Tree on the next pullback.

Regards,

Justin Spittler
New Orleans, LA
December 19, 2017

P.S. E.B. Tucker, editor of The Casey Report, recommended Dollar General in October 2016. His readers have already made 35% on this trade—and E.B. thinks shares are headed much higher in the coming years.

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And as you can see from today’s chart, URA has jumped more than 30% since late October.

The reason for this is simple: the price of uranium fell 90% over the past 10 years… to levels that are well below the cost of production. That means uranium miners have been losing money on every pound of uranium they produce.

To combat this, uranium miners have been slashing production and scaling back output for several years now. This is leading to a supply crunch that will send uranium prices soaring.

The last great uranium bull market was from 2002 to 2007… and the price of uranium exploded from $9 to $136 per pound.

With 447 nuclear reactors operating around the world… and 347 more reactors proposed… we can expect demand for uranium to increase even as supply cuts work their way through the market.

And that means URA’s rise is just beginning. Expect much higher prices going forward…

—Joe Withrow

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—David

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